The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-09-24
Political IteRS.

Political IteRs.
Morehouse Clarion General
Nichols shows good sense Of making
straight.out campaign speeches in
old Democratic style, and does not
attempt to gull the people with the
thin scheme Of making patriotic agri'
cultural speeches without any politi.
cal motives.
Lake Charles Commercial The
Nichols boom has grown to the pro.
portions of AN aYalanche-it is
sweeping everything before it. #
there is no abatement in the great
uprising Of the people in behalf OF
honest government, there will not
he a McEnery man left to tell the
tale.
Claiborne Guardian: McEnery's
entities" az levee governor has pro-
voked sufficient investigation to de-
velop the fact that he has let out
some levee contracts at a higher bid
than was offered ty other parties.
1t seems that he awards contracts to
his personal friends and supporters,
whether they are the lowest bidders
or not.
Acaiia Sentinel: Remember, as
Nelson said to his trusty seamen on
the eve Of the battle of Trafalgar,
that England expects every man
to do his duty in this battle" The
coming contest 80 far as Acadia is
concerned, means the utter discomft.
ure Of either Nichols or McEnery.
Which shall it be7 Let the honest
yeomanry Of Acadia answer the
question.
st. Landry Democrat Papers in
North Louisiana. that have been
for Moncure or some local candi-
date fer governor. are gradually com.
ing over to Nicholl-. as they see
that the contest is really between
the latter and McEnery. As he
tween these two, they prefer the
prospects of reform under Nicholls
TO the certainty Of ring rule by the
professional politicians if the Nc
Emery dynasty be perpetuatcd.
Bayou Sara Sun: The tendency
Of humanity is towards self:aggran
dizement and self.perpetuity. The
average governor is only human
and twelve years Of Official power is
a triAe too much for his equsnimi,y
. and safety. Since the days q
:. Washington no man was greater
with his part, than Gen. Grant
But he was not great enough tc
override the barrier to usurpatior
that the nti.third.term sentiment
presents. Neither may q governQl
attempt it.
Lafayatte Advertiser We favo,
| Gen. Nichols because We know hin
o to be a pure, honest man. W,
know him to have been q gallant sol
Z dier-hs services, his limbs. ant
e blood left upon the hattie field attcs'
r it too we'll. We know him to he 1
true, un6inching Democrat and
friend of the people. We know al
this, because we have been with hin
. or near him during the war. aud W
have stood in the last ditch will
+ him during reconstruction
. Franklinton New Era: In til,
. CANVASS for the governorship tn
clear. strong ringing tones Of tina
r%edoubtable soldier and distinguish
ed statesman. Francis I. Nichols
are sounding down the grand aisle
of the political edisce that he ono
redeemed, regenerated and Olsen
D thralled by bic acute discernmen
and brave wisdom, only, alas! to b.
smirched, degraded and defIed b,
the ignoble p%ersonalism of tn
present unsavory incumbent.
Booster Democrat: There is
j. future in the present campaign tina
has act been q extensively discussed
d az its importance demands. TIL
e question ia, who shall he our mex
Uuited States Senators from Louisi
q ana? We find the Hon. r. l.. Gibso,
in the field as q candidate for re
election. and bis past services to tn
people Of Louisiana have been 81
q valuable that the people asa who'll
feel that in him they have a represen